Tim Redmond

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Tim Redmond has been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He spent much of that time as executive editor of the Bay Guardian. He is the founder of 48hills.

Police

Four takeaways from the historic Police Commission vote this week

January 13, 2023

A progressive commission is becoming the focus of broader criminal-justice reform issues.

News + Politics

Why is Breed resisting a life-saving program that faces no real legal or financial obstacles?

January 11, 2023

Safe consumption sites work in New York, stunning testimony at a hearing shows. Yet SF is putting on the brakes.

Homelessness

The story behind the garden-hose assault outside a North Beach gallery

January 10, 2023

Sup. Peskin's office has been working for years to get help for this homeless person—and city agencies have completely failed them.

Police

Police Commission considers dramatic changes in racist traffic stops (with Breed opposed)

January 10, 2023

If a slim 4-3 majority holds, SF could take the national lead in addressing pattern of cops stopping and hassling Black and Brown motorists.

Homelessness

San Francisco continues homeless sweeps, during storm, defying a federal court order

January 9, 2023

New legal filing shows how cops continue to roust the unhoused even when the city can't offer any safe and secure shelter.

News + Politics

Surprise! Aaron Peskin is the new Board of Supes president

January 9, 2023

It took 17 votes and a progressive split before Peskin, who hadn't been a candidate, entered the race and won.

News + Politics

The next supes president, the future of safe-consumption sites, PG&E’s failure …

January 8, 2023

... and what the School Board leadership debate is really about. That's The Agenda for Jan. 9-16

Elections

Voting for the future direction of the California Democratic Party

January 6, 2023

Competing slates vie for roles as party delegates; ballots are in the mail and the in-person elections are this weekend.

News + Politics

SF tried to further damage cab drivers who are already suffering

January 4, 2023

SFMTA wants to take away cab permits from people who won them just as the city let Uber and Lyft destroy the industry—but Board of Appeals pushes back

News + Politics

SF plans for the next storm—but what about the one after that?

January 3, 2023

Breed blames forecasters—and city offers only 170 new shelter beds for thousands of unhoused people.

Tim Redmond

Four takeaways from the historic Police Commission vote this week

Why is Breed resisting a life-saving program that faces no real legal or financial obstacles?

The story behind the garden-hose assault outside a North Beach gallery

Police Commission considers dramatic changes in racist traffic stops (with Breed opposed)

San Francisco continues homeless sweeps, during storm, defying a federal court order

Surprise! Aaron Peskin is the new Board of Supes president

The next supes president, the future of safe-consumption sites, PG&E’s failure …

Voting for the future direction of the California Democratic Party

SF tried to further damage cab drivers who are already suffering

SF plans for the next storm—but what about the one after that?

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